Stable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government requires the procurement of a Stable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System, and intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Stable Laser Systems, 4946 63rd Street Suite B, Boulder, CO, 80301-3285. Relevant part numbers and associated product descriptions are as follows: Item 1, qty. 1 each � Part #: 6010-4 Cylinder Cavity Assembly Item 2, qty. 1 each � Part #: VH6010-4 Vacuum Housing for Cylinder Cavity Assembly Item 3, qty. 1 each � Part #: N/A Measurement of Zero Crossing Temperature of Notched Cavity Assembly Item 4, qty. 1 each � Part #: N/A Temperature Controller Unit Item 5, qty. 1 each � Part #: N/A Ion Pump Unit The Government has determined that other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. Stable Laser Systems is the only known commercial vendor capable of offering a Stable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System that meets the Government's following essential requirements: Item 1 � Cylinder Cavity Assembly Spacer Specifications: 50 mm outer diameter x 100 mm length, FSR between 1.4-1.6 GHz, Premium grade ULE glass to stabilize a laser to drift less than 0.1 MHz/day Mirror Pair Specifications: ULE glass 1� diameter x 0.25� thick plano/plano, ULE glass 1� diameter x 0.25� thick concave/plano with 50 cm radius of curvature. Super polished finish on S1 and a surface quality of 10-5 or better, S2 will have a surface quality of 20-10 or better. Mirror coating specifications...